UGA Visit

[Anonymous]

I have two kids who were admitted OOS in the last five years. They were very well rounded (4.0 UW GPA, high 1300s SATs, captains of varsity sports teams, lots of service hours and leadership activities). Both visited UGA and loved it, although they ultimately chose other schools.

UGA was pretty much what we envisioned. It had SEC spirit, strong Greek life, and fun nightlife near the school. Its academic reputation has increased a lot recently, and we felt like it would be a great place for smart, well rounded kids who want a traditional college experience — but who are also motivated and focused on their future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:920 is the minimum SAT score allowed at UGA. They for sure take kids sub 1200 excluding the usual sub par athletes.

They do cap oos admits to roughly 20% so I am sure that oos admits without hooks need higher than 1200.

Cite?

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Anonymous wrote:Is the school really that rigorous or has it just gotten extremely popular because of football, Greek life, and weather, leading to a low acceptance rate?

This and the fact it's in the south.

The sudden increase in applications to SEC schools from white students in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast is telling.

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Anonymous wrote:UGA is a fantastic school, just know out of state kids need HYP-like stats to be admitted.

No, that's not true. My kid in MoCo is also interested in UGA. Naviance showing lots of acceptances of kids with mid-1200s SATs and 3.8 unweighted GPA.

Don't confuse that poster's fantasy with facts.

The fantasy is a 1200 getting in UGA. UGA kids are smart and fun. Sorry your kid is either a nerd or dumb.

Yes, because if you want to go to a better college than UGA you must be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have two kids who were admitted OOS in the last five years. They were very well rounded (4.0 UW GPA, high 1300s SATs, captains of varsity sports teams, lots of service hours and leadership activities). Both visited UGA and loved it, although they ultimately chose other schools.

UGA was pretty much what we envisioned. It had SEC spirit, strong Greek life, and fun nightlife near the school. Its academic reputation has increased a lot recently, and we felt like it would be a great place for smart, well rounded kids who want a traditional college experience — but who are also motivated and focused on their future.

lol ok.

[Anonymous]

https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/first-year-criteria/

Scroll to min test standards.

[Anonymous]

https://admissions.uga.edu/blog/2026-final-freshman-admit-decisions/

A useful read if you’re considering applying

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Anonymous wrote:https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/first-year-criteria/

Scroll to min test standards.

“Set by the board of regents of the university SYSTEM of Georgia”

That’s not just UGA, that’s ANY public college in GA. Learn to read.

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Anonymous wrote:UGA is a fantastic school, just know out of state kids need HYP-like stats to be admitted.

No, that's not true. My kid in MoCo is also interested in UGA. Naviance showing lots of acceptances of kids with mid-1200s SATs and 3.8 unweighted GPA.

Don't confuse that poster's fantasy with facts.

The fantasy is a 1200 getting in UGA. UGA kids are smart and fun. Sorry your kid is either a nerd or dumb.

Yes, because if you want to go to a better college than UGA you must be.

How about you go away? You have nothing useful to contribute. Either you are mad your kid didn’t make the cut or you are a booster for a rival college.

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Anonymous wrote:UGA is a fantastic school, just know out of state kids need HYP-like stats to be admitted.

No, that's not true. My kid in MoCo is also interested in UGA. Naviance showing lots of acceptances of kids with mid-1200s SATs and 3.8 unweighted GPA.

Don't confuse that poster's fantasy with facts.

The fantasy is a 1200 getting in UGA. UGA kids are smart and fun. Sorry your kid is either a nerd or dumb.

Yes, because if you want to go to a better college than UGA you must be.

How about you go away? You have nothing useful to contribute. Either you are mad your kid didn’t make the cut or you are a booster for a rival college.

If my kid didn't get into UGA that would be truly depressing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the school really that rigorous or has it just gotten extremely popular because of football, Greek life, and weather, leading to a low acceptance rate?

It became popular in-state because of the Hope Scholarship right around 2000. Before Hope, it was a pretty easy admit and not highly regarded. Today, it is a great deal for GA residents, and the admission rate went down because lots of high-achieving GA students use an Ivy or GA Tech/UGA strategy. OOS students probably started becoming interested once the admit rate declined, and they saw it as more prestigious. It is a fine school. North Campus is pretty. UGA doesn't give the merit scholarship coupons that Alabama does, so it is expensive OOS. I imagine the national reach is stronger than Alabama, and of course there are many more job opportunities in Atlanta than in Birmingham. But, I as a UGA grad now living in NOVA, it is not a school I am recommending that my kid look at.

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Anonymous wrote:UGA is a fantastic school, just know out of state kids need HYP-like stats to be admitted.

No, that's not true. My kid in MoCo is also interested in UGA. Naviance showing lots of acceptances of kids with mid-1200s SATs and 3.8 unweighted GPA.

Don't confuse that poster's fantasy with facts.

The fantasy is a 1200 getting in UGA. UGA kids are smart and fun. Sorry your kid is either a nerd or dumb.

Yes, because if you want to go to a better college than UGA you must be.

How about you go away? You have nothing useful to contribute. Either you are mad your kid didn’t make the cut or you are a booster for a rival college.

If my kid didn't get into UGA that would be truly depressing.

JK UGA is a pretty good school. Congrats to those accepted. It's getting close to the level of UF. Go Gators!

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Anonymous wrote:UGA is a fantastic school, just know out of state kids need HYP-like stats to be admitted.

No, that's not true. My kid in MoCo is also interested in UGA. Naviance showing lots of acceptances of kids with mid-1200s SATs and 3.8 unweighted GPA.

Don't confuse that poster's fantasy with facts.

The fantasy is a 1200 getting in UGA. UGA kids are smart and fun. Sorry your kid is either a nerd or dumb.

Yes, because if you want to go to a better college than UGA you must be.

How about you go away? You have nothing useful to contribute. Either you are mad your kid didn’t make the cut or you are a booster for a rival college.

If my kid didn't get into UGA that would be truly depressing.

JK UGA is a pretty good school. Congrats to those accepted. It's getting close to the level of UF. Go Gators!

Wouldn’t want to be at UF right now lol

https://www.alligator.org/article/2026/06/florida-board-of-governors-delays-vote-on-uf-president-amid-governance-dispute

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Students "dress" for football game weekends.

Girls will wear skirts and boys will wear khaki pants and collared shirts.

That always creeped me out as a NY native when I attended UGA for law school in my late 20s. It just doesn't seem right to dress up for a football game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UGA is a fantastic school, just know out of state kids need HYP-like stats to be admitted.

Absolutely not true. My DS was admitted this year business/finance and did not have HYP stats. 12 APs, 4.4W gpa and 35 ACT (not super scored).